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parliaments, and where he was much beloved by all ranks of his constituents.
He was afterwards elected a knight of the shire for the county of Cambridge.
In his legislative character Lord Granby was a truly independent member of
the house : from a long line of ancestors he was attached to the Whig interest,
but, from a natural suavity of temper, disposed to support the existing adminis-
tration as far as he could conscientiously concur in its measures. He was
rather, however, one of the good hearers, than one of the good speakers ; though
whenever he did speak, it was with a force and propriety which made it a
matter of general regret that he did not speak more frequently.
It is chiefly, however, as a military character that we are to contemplate the
noble subject of this memoir, and in that his fame will descend to posterity.
Upon a refusal on the part of the English court to ratify the inglorious treaty
of Gloster-Seven, so improvidently entered into by the Duke of Cumberland in
the German campaign of 1757, Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick was appointed
commander-in-chief, and was promised a powerful assistance of fresh forces
from England to enable him to resist the overwhelming power of France by
which he was threatened. The troops then embarked from the English coast
were of the choicest kind, and were admirably officered. Among the most
popular, and certainly among the most gallant of these, was the Marquis of
Granby, who, having been raised in 1755 to the rank of Major-General, was in
1758 appointed Colonel to the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, and shortly
afterwards to the Oxford Blues. In a few months he was promoted a Lieutenant-
GeneraL The French monarch, in consequence of the reinforcement from
England, was obliged to abandon his conquests on the Rhine ; but the retreating
troops were pursued by the allied army, which still pressed forward, and kept
open the campaign through the winter. By the end of February the French
were dislodged altogether from Verden and Bremen; and the allies once more
obtained possession of the whole electorate of Hanover.
The campaign of 1759, nevertheless, opened with several serious reverses,
and the hostile army compelled his Serene Highness to fall back : but the progress
of the campaign once more proved successful, and the banners of England
have seldom been unfurled with greater triumph and glory than during this
memorable year. Lord Granby was now second in command of the English
FINE ARTS OF THE ENGLISH SCHOOL.
parliaments, and where he was much beloved by all ranks of his constituents.
He was afterwards elected a knight of the shire for the county of Cambridge.
In his legislative character Lord Granby was a truly independent member of
the house : from a long line of ancestors he was attached to the Whig interest,
but, from a natural suavity of temper, disposed to support the existing adminis-
tration as far as he could conscientiously concur in its measures. He was
rather, however, one of the good hearers, than one of the good speakers ; though
whenever he did speak, it was with a force and propriety which made it a
matter of general regret that he did not speak more frequently.
It is chiefly, however, as a military character that we are to contemplate the
noble subject of this memoir, and in that his fame will descend to posterity.
Upon a refusal on the part of the English court to ratify the inglorious treaty
of Gloster-Seven, so improvidently entered into by the Duke of Cumberland in
the German campaign of 1757, Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick was appointed
commander-in-chief, and was promised a powerful assistance of fresh forces
from England to enable him to resist the overwhelming power of France by
which he was threatened. The troops then embarked from the English coast
were of the choicest kind, and were admirably officered. Among the most
popular, and certainly among the most gallant of these, was the Marquis of
Granby, who, having been raised in 1755 to the rank of Major-General, was in
1758 appointed Colonel to the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, and shortly
afterwards to the Oxford Blues. In a few months he was promoted a Lieutenant-
GeneraL The French monarch, in consequence of the reinforcement from
England, was obliged to abandon his conquests on the Rhine ; but the retreating
troops were pursued by the allied army, which still pressed forward, and kept
open the campaign through the winter. By the end of February the French
were dislodged altogether from Verden and Bremen; and the allies once more
obtained possession of the whole electorate of Hanover.
The campaign of 1759, nevertheless, opened with several serious reverses,
and the hostile army compelled his Serene Highness to fall back : but the progress
of the campaign once more proved successful, and the banners of England
have seldom been unfurled with greater triumph and glory than during this
memorable year. Lord Granby was now second in command of the English